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01 A Tragic Actor
02 In A Strange Land
03 Oh! The Public
04 The Looking Glass
05 Her Husband
06 Overdoing It

Short Stories by Anton Chekhov is an audio book release of selected Chekhov short stories read by Max Bollinger in English. This production offers a unique dramatisation of Chekhov’s best works by a Russian born performer, now a British actor fluent in both Russian and English languages.

About the Author:
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1860 – 1904. Russian short story writer, playwright and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short story writers in the history of world literature. His career as a dramatist produced all-time classics The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and Cherry Orchard. His short stories are held in high esteem by writers, critics and audiences of all generations.

About the Narrator:
Max Bollinger is a Russian-born British actor, writer and producer appearing in Doctor Who special The Waters of Mars TV film and Doctor Who: Singularirty audio drama with Peter Davison, Ghostboat TV film with David Jason, Life Beyond the Box BBC TV series, Space 1889: The Lunar Inheritance audio drama, BBC TV series 20th Century Battlefields, Easy English for Busy People, Easy Russian for English Speakers audio books

Reviews:

Anton Chekhov Short Stories Revitalized!

Much of the grace and beauty of Chekhov's writing is best known through his plays that still are on stages almost every day of the year, somewhere in this country. He was a master at creating characters, telling stories with the most minimal of incidents magnified by pictorial dialogue that come close to making a stage set unnecessary. Although many appreciate the fact that he also was one of the finest short story writers in history, there will most assuredly be an increase in his popularity in this region once the audience has the opportunity to listen to this superb audio produced and read by Max Bollinger, a very sensitive British actor of Russian descent. In this first instalment of what hopefully will continue to traverse all of Chekhov's short stories. Bollinger reads six brief, highly entertaining and exciting tales: A TRAGIC ACTOR, IN A STRANGE LAND, OH! THE PUBLIC, THE LOOKING GLASS, HER HUSBAND, and OVERDOING IT.

Not only is Bollinger's able to take on the moods of the various characters in these stories with subtle nuances of vocal inflection, but he also has the ability to radiate the poetry of the descriptive narrative with a voice that is at once British in eloquence of delivery and at the same time flavoured with his native Russian tongue that adds immeasurably to the credibility of Chekhov's technique of writing. Bollinger adds atmospheric sounds - trains moving, nature sounds, etc - in just the right amount to enhance his reading without making the stories sound like old radio shows!

For those who already love Chekhov's stories, this audio will delight and demand repeated hearings. And for those unfamiliar with the genius of Anton Chekhov in short story form, welcome to a new world that is close to addictive. Excellent addition to the library and as gifts to friends in love with literature.

-- Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States)